Occupational Health and Safety Questions 1. (15 marks) The TLV for carbon monoxide is 35ppm. Define the terms TLV and ppm and calculate them for the following example: Answer: TVL = Term for airborne concentration of a substance‚ below which all workers are believed to be protected while exposed to it day after day for 8-hour periods. PPM = Concentration by volume of one part of a gas‚ or by weight of a liquid or solid‚ per million parts of air or liquid. A mechanic in
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deadly diseases killing thousands of people. Today we are able to have general hygiene essentials that would would of helped tremendously back then. We are privileged enough to have soap and bathrooms‚ and even a dentist. There has been major advancements in hygiene since the Medieval Times. After the Black Death‚ Medieval people started looking for a link between hygiene and health. Before that‚ their general hygiene was so awful everywhere you went the smell was repulsive. Sadly‚ Old Spice and
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P4 “Explain strategies used in health and social care environments to overcome barriers to effective communication” Effective communication is part of the core skills required by all health and social care practitioners to ensure that they are effective at meeting the needs of the people who use the services. In order to develop effective communication skills‚ practitioners need to be aware of and implement the use of communication theories. A wide range of communication theories exist to support
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Promote and implement health and safety in health and social care 1.1 Identify legislation relating to health and safety in a social care work setting Within the older persons project where I work there are a number of Law’s‚ Legislation’s‚ Policies and Procedures relevant to health and safety. Health and Safety at work Act 1974 The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Care Standard Act 2000 Food Hygiene Regulations 2005 Food Safety Act 1990 Food Hygiene Regulations 2005 Manual Handling
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Maintaining Dental Hygiene To sustain satisfactory level of dental hygiene‚ you need to embrace the following activities in your dental hygiene plan. 1. Take care of your Teeth: Your teeth are truly valuable and with the purpose of keeping them in excellent condition‚ you need to brush them on a regular basis at least twice a day. Use a soft toothbrush and use toothpaste that is most appropriate for your teeth. You can also visit a dentist regularly to avoid any problem in the future. 2. Flossing:
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1. SUBSTATION EQUIPMENT AND THEIR FUNCTIONS Substations INTRODUCTION: In Power System network‚ in order to transmit and distribute the generated power‚ it is necessary to install “SUBSTATIONS” at strategic points to work at required voltage level since “HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION” is resorted to. The Sub stations are classified as “GRID” of “RADIAL” Substations. The Grid station is installed in Grid network to reduce the voltage level from 230KV to 110 KV. The radial Station within Distribution net
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There are many different factors you want to look into when deciding to go with in-house photography. Most of the expenses would be in the equipment. There is a lot more involved than just the camera. You would have to look at lenses‚ lighting kits‚ any processing equipment and printers. It does add up‚ so when trying to decide whether it ’s better to outsource photography or do it yourself‚ you have to look at the numbers. The first thing to look at is the camera. Luckily‚ cameras are only the
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Personal Care period 4 Michelle Manobanda 2012 The FDA permits the use of mercury compounds in eye makeup at concentrations up to 65 parts per million. The preservative thimerosol‚ found in some mascaras‚ is a mercury-containing product. Mercury is associated with a host of health concerns including allergic reactions‚ skin irritation‚ toxicity‚ neurological damage‚ bioacculumation‚ and environmental damage. Mercury readily passes into the body through the skin‚ so normal use of the product
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In this booklet ‚ it will explain potential hazards in a Residential Care home for the elderly and the harm and abuse that might arise form hazards this will all be mentioned throughout the booklet . ts evident that the elderly are starting to become fragile and weak ‚ this is evident in their movement as they become moreclients. slower while they move around and they find it difficult‚ so this requires help from staff and other aid to enable them to get to one place to another . This
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1.1 EXPLAIN HOW PRINCIPLES OF SUPPORT ARE APPLIED TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE CARED FOR IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE. Introduction The Health and Social care has many sections or Organisations that provide Healthcare services to people with special needs. Health and social care services use the Philosophy of Careto support vulnerable people by implementing their rights according to the right legislation and codes of practice. The legislation also provides way to protect the service users
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